Description: Thanks to the evolution of the web, there are now numerous FREE web-based tools available that are perfect for educators. Each of these three-hour sessions will introduce you to a tool or set of tools and give you ideas for how you can use them in your teaching and for personal uses.
Dates / Times Offered: See table below
Seats Available: 14 for each session
How to register : Each session is independent and requires registration, which is free. To sign up, please click on the name of each session. You will be taken to a different page to register for the workshop.
Do you know where your bookmarks are? Are they where you need them when you want them? What if you could access them from any computer? Interested? In this workshop, participants will learn how to convert all of their current bookmarks to a web-based system, how to share bookmarks with others, make your bookmarks searchable, how to collaborate with others via your social bookmarking account, and more! * If you are a current Del.icio.us user, Diigo is like an upgrade and works seamlessly with your existing Del.icio.us account!
Do you read blogs? Do you have favorite news sites that you visit often? Do you remember to visit your sites for updates? What if the updates came to you instead? In this workshop participants will learn how to keep track of their favorite sites by subscribing to feeds. Let the updates come to YOU and view them all in one place from any computer with a simple log in.
Great for Administrators
Using Google Docs to create, collaborate, present, and even make polls & questionnaires
1:00pm
4:00pm
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Have you ever created a document where you needed feedback from multiple people? Did you end up receiving multiple copies of the same file back and then need to compile them? With Google Docs, that's a thing of the past. Invite multiple people to collaborate on the same document online, saving you time and giving you the ability to track changes. Also learn how to develop simple polls, questionnaires, even registration forms that are easily distributable for quick data collection.
Part I
Your web-based home for classroom, school, and district collaboration
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday,
June 25, 2008
Wikis are a wonderful web-based tool that is perfect for collaboration. How can it be used? The sky is the limit. If you are an administrator, they are a perfect device for organizing school-based committees as they allow for document development, posting, and have built in discussion areas. If you're a teacher, then you can use a wiki as a resource for your classroom or as a home for your students to collaborate on projects. In this course, participants will learn how to create their own wikispace, use the tools, and embed products developed outside of the wiki to increase its functionality. Professional and classroom ideas for implementing wikis will be presented and discussed.
Digital Storytelling with pictures and audio (Part I)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The first part of this workshop will explore the foundations of digital storytelling. Before the first picture is chosen, word is spoken, or application is used, what is it that makes a digital story great?
One word: Content!
Participants will learn the fundamentals of guiding their students through building the digital story including the appropriate ways to locate picture resources and music that can be freely used. Participants will also be introduced to a variety of tools used for producing digital stories, with a focus on a few recommended ones. By the end of Part I, participants will have gathered digital resources and will develop the foundation for their digital story, which will be completed in Part II.
Digital Storytelling with pictures and audio (Part II)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The second part of this workshop will focus on the creation of the digital story itself with pictures as the main media. Voice and music may also be integrated. Participants will choose from the introduced tools to produce a story of their own.
Photostory 3 and Window Movie Maker
Contact Hours:6
Description: Photo Story and Windows Movie Maker : Leave Power Point behind and take your picture-based presentations to the next level with these two FREE programs from Microsoft. You’ll learn how to use the best functions of BOTH programs to create memorable movies.
Dates / Times Offered: July 29th 9:00 - 4:00 pm (1 hr for lunch)
Table of Contents
Hot Web 2.0 Tools for Educators!
Audience: Teachers and Administrators
Contact Hours: 3 (Unless otherwise noted)
Description: Thanks to the evolution of the web, there are now numerous FREE web-based tools available that are perfect for educators. Each of these three-hour sessions will introduce you to a tool or set of tools and give you ideas for how you can use them in your teaching and for personal uses.
Dates / Times Offered: See table below
Seats Available: 14 for each session
How to register : Each session is independent and requires registration, which is free. To sign up, please click on the name of each session. You will be taken to a different page to register for the workshop.
Digging Diigo:
Making the most of your bookmarks* If you are a current Del.icio.us user, Diigo is like an upgrade and works seamlessly with your existing Del.icio.us account!
Really Simple Subscriptions (RSS Feeds):
Keeping Track of What's New on the 'NetIt's Cool to Collaborate!
Great for AdministratorsUsing Google Docs to create, collaborate, present, and even make polls & questionnaires
4:00pm
Wild About Wikis!
Part IYour web-based home for classroom, school, and district collaboration
June 25, 2008
Wild About Wikis!
Lab TimePart II (optional)
Contact hours will depend on how long participants stay and develop content.
50 Ways to Tell A Story! :
Digital Storytelling with pictures and audio(Part I)
One word: Content!
Participants will learn the fundamentals of guiding their students through building the digital story including the appropriate ways to locate picture resources and music that can be freely used. Participants will also be introduced to a variety of tools used for producing digital stories, with a focus on a few recommended ones.
By the end of Part I, participants will have gathered digital resources and will develop the foundation for their digital story, which will be completed in Part II.
50 Ways to Tell A Story!:
Digital Storytelling with pictures and audio(Part II)
Photostory 3 and Window Movie Maker
Contact Hours: 6
Description:
Photo Story and Windows Movie Maker : Leave Power Point behind and take your picture-based presentations to the next level with these two FREE programs from Microsoft. You’ll learn how to use the best functions of BOTH programs to create memorable movies.
Dates / Times Offered: July 29th 9:00 - 4:00 pm (1 hr for lunch)
Seats Available: 14 for each session
How to register: Click here